Indulgence
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution
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Senses
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foolish or senseless behavior
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the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
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a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone
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an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- crazinessfollyfooleryhumoringindulgingleniencelunacypamperingself-indulgencetomfoolery
- plural
- Indulgences
- possessive
- Indulgence's
- pluralpossessive
- Indulgences'